Brief Life History of William David
When William David Western was born on 30 May 1871, in Herkimer, New York, United States, his father, David Clothier Western, was 37 and his mother, Emma J. Western, was 27. He married Katharyn Sly on 27 July 1912, in Oak Ridge, Bergen, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Sussex, New Jersey, United States in 1920 and West Milford Township, Passaic, New Jersey, United States in 1940. He died on 28 February 1954, at the age of 82.
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- D William Western, "United States Census, 1940"
- William D Western, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- William D Western in entry for Grace Emma Western, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1879
Thomas Edison had been seeking to create a more practical and affordable version of the lightbulb, primarily for home use. Edison had attempted several different materials, including platinum and other metals, before ultimately deciding on a carbon filament. On October 21, 1879, Edison finally carried out the first successful test of this new light bulb in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
1894
Mary Philbrook was the first woman in New Jersey to become a lawyer. She had applied for admission to the New Jersey Bar in 1894, but was rejected because the New Jersey Court stated that women were not vested with any right to be attorneys. Mary lobbied with the Jersey City Woman's Club for an update to the law, which was passed in 1895 and allowed women to become lawyers. Mary Philbrook was the first woman to be admitted after the law change.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English westerne ‘western’, denoting ‘(the man from the) west’. Compare West and Wester .
Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Vestern, found in two places, a compound of vest ‘west’ + vin ‘meadow’, denoting a farm to the west.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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